Report of the Director of the Mint

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REPORT ON THE FINANCES,

No. 9.

Report of the Director of the Mint.

Mint of the United States,

Philadelphia , November 9, 1858.

Sir: I have the honor to present the following report of the opera¬
tions of the Mint and its branches, including the assay office, for the
year ending June 30, 1858.

The deposits received and coinage executed at the principal mint
during the year, that is to say, from the 1st July, 185T 5 to the 30th.
of June, 1858, inclusive, were'as follows : gold deposits §9,870,842 30,
gold coins struck, §10,200,788 50; fine gold bars, §21,088 10; silver
deposits and purchases, including silver parted from California
gold, and amount received in exchange for cents of the new issues,
$3,337,541 58; silver coins executed, §4,970,980; silver bars,
§843 37; cents coined, $234*000 ; total deposits of gold and silver,
§13,214,383 88; total coinage, §15,427,699 97. The coinage was
comprised in 44,833,760 pieces.

The deposits received at the branch mint at New Orleans amounted
to §4,455,460 54; of which the sum of $1,148,793 33, was in gold,
and §3,306,667 21, in silver. The coinage amounted to §1,315,000 in
gold, and §2,042,000 in silver; total coinage §4,257,000, comprised
in 10,220,000 pieces.

The branch mint at San Francisco received gold deposits to the
amount of §19,123,111 28, and silver, the sum of $193,388 24. The
coinage operations were as follows: gold coin, $18,459,800, im¬
parted gold bars, §816,295 65; silver coins, $127,750; silver bars,
§19,752 61; total coinage, $19,423,598 26; comprised in 1,362,028

pieces.

The deposits at the branch mint at Dahlonega amounted to
§95,614 58 ; the coinage, $100,167 ; the number of pieces struck was
21,793.

At the branch mint at Charlotte, the sum of $176,067 49 was de¬
posited for coinage ; the coinage, comprised in 40,122 pieces, amounted
to §177,970.

The operations of the two last named institutions are confined to
gold.

The assay office at New York received, during the year, the sum of
§21,073,882 31 in gold bullion, and §2,362,357 64, in silver; the
number of fine gold bars stamped at this office was 7,052, of the ag¬
gregate value of §21,798,691 04; silver bars, 894, of the value of
§171,961 79.

The entire amount of bullion received at the several minting estab¬
lishments during the year were as follows:

Gold. . §51,494,311 29

Silver

9,199,954 67

Total

60,694,265 96

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The coinage operations during the same period, were as follows :

Gold, number of pieces. 2,0S5,755 value.. $52,889,800 29

Silver,number of pieces. 31,005,900 value.. 8,233,287 77

Cents, number of pieces. 23,400,000 value.. 234,000 00

Total number of pieces. 56,491,655 61,357,088 06

The total deposits received at all the mints, as above stated, amount
to $60,694,265 96; in this sum, however, are embraced the re-deposits
at the different institutions. Deducting these re-deposits, the actual
amount of the precious metals brought to the mint and its branches
during the period embraced in this report was $49,821,501 87.

The amount of gold of domestic production deposited during the
year was $40,977,168 55; derived as follows: from California,
$40,691,140 88 ; from Oregon, $9,181 ; and from the Atlantic States,
$376,846 67..

The deposits of Spanish and Mexican fractions of the dollar at the
principal mint, the branch mint at New Orleans, and the assay office
at New York, from the passage of the act of February 21, 1857, en¬
titled u An act relating to foreign coins and to the coinage of cents at
the Mint of the United States,” to the 30th of June, 1858, have
amounted to $1,072,434; of this amount the sum of $293,246 was
deposited at the principal mint for exchange for cents coined under
the act above cited.

The amount transferred to the Treasury of the United States from
the mint and its branches on account of the charge on gold coinage of
the half of one per cent, and of the profits on the coinage of silver
are as follows: Gold coinage charge, $148,674 59 ; profits on silver
purchases, $120,791 32. If we add the balance which’stands to the
credit of the cent coinage account, which may be stated at $50,000, it
will be seen that the amount paid, or transferable, into the Treasury
of the United States from the Mint audits branches for the period em¬
braced in this report is $319,465 91. The act of Congress approved
February 21, 1853, which authorized a deduction of the one half of
one per cent, from depositors of gold, as a coinage charge, applied u in
all cases, whether the gold deposited be coined or cast into bars or
ingots;” but a subsequent law, section 7, act of March 3, 1853, re¬
lieved deposits paid in bars from this charge, and made it applicable
to coin only. The amount in value of fine gold bars paid out to de¬
positors during the year was $14,070,330 72, If the charge above
stated had been imposed upon the depositors of this bullion, it would
have yielded $70,351 65 to the Treasury of the United States. I think
it is inexpedient to make this distinction in favor of bars ; and I there¬
fore beg to repeat the suggestion contained in my last report, namely,
that the law in question be so altered as to restore the former act, and
thus authorize the charge to be made to depositors of bullion, whether
they are paid in fine bars or in coin.

The third section of the act of Congress approved February 21,
1857, makes it ray duty to cause assays to be made, from time to time,
of such foreign coins as may be known to our commerce, to determine

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their average weight, fineness, and value, and to present a statement
thereof in my annual report. In my last report I embraced a very
full and particular statement on this subject. Since then we have
made many assays of the more important varieties of foreign coins,
and such as enter into our commerce, but I have nothing material to
add to the facts set forth in that statement, except so far as it presents
the present values of foreign silver coins. These values have been
materially changed, in consequence of the reduction of the mint price
of silver. This reduction has become necessary, because the supply
of silver coins in several of the Atlantic cities is too abundant, espe¬
cially in such of them as permit the circulation of bank notes of a
less denomination than five dollars. The price per ounce, of stand¬
ard fineness, has been reduced from 122^ to 121 cents. I have there¬
fore caused tables of weight, fineness, and value to he constructed
conformable to the latter rate, and have attached them to this report.

Within the last year some new varieties of bullion have been brought
to our notice. The gold of the Frazer river region, of which, how¬
ever, hut little has reached us, is one of these varieties. It is found
to he considerably alloyed with silver—more so than the average of
California gold. With our present scanty knowledge we cannot rate
it higher than 840 thousandths fine, on the average, which, allowing
for the silver, would be $17 50 per ounce, after melting.

Another variety which has been brought to our attention is the
gold from the Platte river, of which we have had hut one sample.
This was of high fineness, equal to that of Australia, and a little
superior to that which was formerly received from Santa Fe, through
the overland traders. The sample alluded to gave a fineness of 964
thousandths ; equal to $19 92 per ounce, after melting. A deduction
of from two to four per cent, upon the values above stated will give a
proximate valuation of native unmelted grains, free from the gangue
or stony substance.

The Mint has lately received a deposit of Chinese stamped ingots
of gold. They were sufficiently uniform in weight and fineness to
induce the belief that they were intended to be of a definite value
for the purposes of currency. In fact the gold and silver currency of
China is always in stamped bars or ingots, and never in coined pieces,
in the sense commonly understood in other parts of the world, except
so far as Spanish and Mexican dollars are used, and these receive a
Chinese stamp as they pass from one merchant to another. The gold
ingots just mentioned were of the fineness of 966 thousandths, which
probably is considered “ sycee,” or fine gold, in a commercial way,
the value per ounce troy of which would be $19 97. The average
weight was eleven ounces eighty-hundredths (11.80) nearly, and the
average value $235 50, without the mint deduction for coinage. In
Chinese language they were pieces of ten taels each, making the
golden tael $23 55. These particulars may be interesting to commer¬
cial men, and to the public, especially if it should be one of the
effects of the recent treaty of our government with China to cause a
current of gold in this direction, in payment for our manufactured ex¬
ports. This was tlie first opportunity we have had of testing Chinese
gold bars.

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63

The production of silver from the mines of Lake Superior increases
from year to year, but usually with the disadvantage of a large alloy
with copper, so that the latter metal has to be sacrificed by the owner
to render the silver available. The working of silver ores in other
regions, however, has usually much greater difficulty and cost to con¬
tend with. Heretofore the yield of silver from Lake Superior was too
inconsiderable to require a place in the statistical tables, but in view
of the increased value of tho deposits from thence during the last
year, they will he found stated in this report, and will hereafter be
regularly noticed.

For various reasons, growing out of production and trade, we now
receive more of the Mexican dollars than for some years past. And
the removal of the restrictions which formerly prohibited the exporta¬
tion, from that country, of silver bars and amalgams, has much in¬
creased the supply of silver bullion. Much of it finds its way from
the Mexican States, through Matamoras, to New Orleans ; and I have
reason to believe that the supplies from that direction will continue
to be large and regular. The growing abundance of silver currency—
though it is by no means excessive, nor can be while so many small
bank notes are freely circulated—seems to open two questions to our
consideration, namely : 1. Whether some measure cannot be adopted
by which bank notes under the denomination of twenty, or at least of
ten dollars, may be withdrawn from circulation. 2. Whether it is
not expedient to extend the limit to which the silver coinage is now
restricted as a legal tender.* I do not purpose to enter upon the dis¬
cussion of cither of these questions further than to make one or two
observations. 1. It is now quite evident that gold and silver are
supplied and produced in sufficient quantities to provide the country
with money and chancje. 2. It is not intended, by the suggestion in
reference to the silver coinage, to extend the limit so as to interfere
with gold as the chief medium of payments ; but only so far as to in¬
crease the usefulness of the silver coins. If the limit were extended
to fifty, or even a hundred dollars, no inconvenience or injustice, it is
believed, would be produced, but, on the contrary, many advantages
would result from it.

In a former communication (November 4,185*7) I presented to your
consideration some views upon the propriety of extending the benefits
of a gold currency by authorizing the issuing of certificates on the
deposit of gold bullion, and gold coins, at the mints ; and of similar
certificates on the deposit of gold coins at the Treasury and assistant
treasuries of the United States. It seems appropriate that I should,
in this report, call your attention to that part of the suggestion which
relates to the issuing of mint certificates for deposits of gold bullion.
The 19th section of the act supplementary to the act establishing the
Mint, approved January 18, 1837, authorizes “ the Treasurer to give
to the depositor a certificate of the net amount of the deposit, to be
paid in coins of the same species of bullion as that deposited.’* This
section might, with great propriety, and with advantage to the public,
be so altered as to permit the certificates for gold deposits to be issued
in such sums as the depositor may desire, restricted to sums not less
than fifty dollars, and made payable to the bearer on demand. The

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issuing of such certificates would induce a more general use of gold
coins and their undoubted equivalent, and prepare the way for the
expulsion of the paper money, which now, in violation of the Consti¬
tution, and to the injury of the people, usurps their place.

The tabular statements attached to this report exhibit in detail the
operations of the Mint and its branches for the last fiscal year, and for
previous years. The following statistics are presented by these tables,
viz: The deposits and coinage at the Mint, and its branches, and the
assay office, during the year ending June 30, 1858 ; the coinage opera¬
tions of all the minting establishments of the United States, from their
respective organizations to the 30th of June, 1858 ; the entire deposits
of domestic gold at the mints and assay office for the same period ;
also the production, since January 1, 1841, of domestic silver, in¬
cluding amount parted from domestic gold ; the amount of silver coined
since the passage of the act approved February 21, 1853 ; the amount
and denomination of fractions of the Spanish and Mexican dollar, and
the cents of former issues, deposited at the Mint of the United States
for the new cent ; also the amount of fractions of the .Spanish and
Mexican dollar purchased since the passage ol the act of February 21,
1857.

1 have the honor to be, with great respect, your faithful servant,

JAMES 11 OSS SNOWDEN,

Director of the Mint .

Hon. Howell Conn,

Secretary of tlie Treasury.

A statement of foreign gold and silver coins, prepared by the Director
of the Mint to accompany his annual report , in pursuance of the act
of February 21, 1857.

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

Ouly the principal denominations of coin in each country are set down, other sizes being
proportional. When this is not the case, the deviation is stated.

The weight it given in the troy ounce, and decimal fractions thereof, without being carried
out to an extreme. This method is preferable to the weight in grains for commercial uses,
and corresponds better with the terms of the Mint.

The valuation of gold is given in two columns. In the first is shown the value as compared
with the legal content or amount of fine gold in our coin. In the second is shown the value
as paid at the Mint after the uniform deduction of one half of one per cent. The former is
the value for any other purposes than recoinage, and especially for the purpose of comparison;
the latter is the value in exchange for our coins at the Mint.

For the silver there is no fixed legal valuation. The law provides for a shifting of price
according to the circumstances of demand and supply. At the moment of making this
report, the price, which previously was 122£ cents per ounce of standard fineness, has been
reduced to 121 cents, at which rate the ensuing values are calculated.

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65

Gold coins .

Country.

Denomination.

•

Weight.

Fineness.

Value.

Value after
deduction.

-

Oz. dec.

Thom.

D. C. M.

D.O.M.

A osf rnlift...

Pound of 1852 .

916. 5

5. 32. 0

5. 29. 3

Do .

Do. of 1855 .

916. 5

4. 85. 0

4. 82. 6

AuHtria ...

Ducat. .

0. 112 I

986

2.23. 0

2. 26. 9

Do .

Souvorain...

IdEmS

900

6. 77. 0

6. 73. 6

Belgium.

Twenty-five francs .

IfS

899

4.72.0

4.69. 7

Bolivia__

Dmihlnnn. . ..

870

15. 53. 0

15.50.2

Brazil .

20, 0U0 reis .

0. 575

917.5

10. 90.5

10. 85. 1

Central America.

Two escudors .

0. 209

853.5

3. 68. 0

3. 66. 2

Chili .

Old doubloon ..

0. 867

870

15. 57. 0

15. 49. 2

Do .

Ten pesos ...... ..

0. 492

900

9. 15.3

9. 10.7

Denmark __

Ten thaler ...

0. 427

895

7. 90. 0

7.86. 1

Ecuador.

Four escudors.

0.433

844

7. 60. 0

7. 56.2

England.

Pound, or sovereign, new...

0. 250.7

916.5

4. 86. 3

4. 83. 9

Do.

Do. average.

0. 256

915. 5

4. 84.8

4. 82. 4

Franco..

Twenty francs, new...

0. 207. 5

899. 5

3. 8€. 0

3. 84. 1

Do.

Do. average-

0.207

899

3. 84. 5

3. 82. 6

Germany, north..

Ten thaler.

0. 427

895

7. 90. 0

7. 86. 1

Do.

Do. Prussian.......

0. 427

903

8. 00. 0

7.96

Do. south..

Ducat.

0.112

986

2.28. 3

2. 27. 2

Greece.

Twenty drachms..

0. 185

900

3. 45. 0

3. 43. 3

Hindustan _. .

Mohur...................

0. 374

916

7. 08. 0

7. 04.5

Mexico.

Doubloon, average.

0. 867.5

866

15. 53.4

15. 45. 6

Naples.

Six ducati.new.

0.245

996

5. 04. 0

5.01.5

Netherlands.

Ten guilders........ ......

0. 215

899

3. 99. 0

3. 97. 0

New Granada....

Old doubloon, Bogota.

0. 868

870

15.61.7

15. 53. 9

Do.

Do. Popayan._

0.867

858

15. 39. 0

15. 31. 3

Do.

Ten pesos, new__

0. 525

891. 5

9. 67. 5

9. 62. 7

Peru..

Old doubloon.

0.867

868

15. 56. 0

15.48.2

Do.

Now, not ascertained ......

Portugal ____

Gold crown....

912

5. 81. 3

5. 78. 4

Rome ..

2iJ scudi, new..

0. 140

900

2. 60. 0

2. 58. 7

Russia.

Five roubles..

916

3. 97. 6

3. 95.7

Sardinia_

Same as France..

Soain ..

100 reals....

896

4. 96. 3

4. 93. 9

Sweden ..

Ducat, _ ___ _ _ _

1 0. ll 1 i

975

2. 26. 7

2.25. 6

Turkey .

100 piastres.

915

4. 87.4

4.35.2

Tuscany.

Sequin.

0.112

999

2. 30. 0

2. 28. 9

JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, Director of the Mint.

Mint of thk United States,

Philadelphia , November 9, 1858.

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Silvtr Coins.

Country.

Austria.

Austria.

Austria.

Belgium.

Bolivia.

Bolivia.

Bolivia.

Brazil.

Central America.

Chili.

Chili.

Denmark.

Engl ami.

England.

France.

Germany, north..

Germany, south..

Germany, north and south

Greece.

Hindustan.

Japan .

Mexico ..

Naples.

Netherlands.

Norway .

New Granada.

Peru.

Peru.

Peru.

Portugal.

Rome.

Russia.

Sardinia.

Spain.

Sweden.

Switzerland.

Turkey.

Tuscany.

Denomination.

Weight.

Fineness.

Value.

Oz. dec.

Thous.

D. O. M.

Rix dollar.

0. 902

833

1.01.3

Scudo of six lire.

0.836

9112

1.01.5

20 kreutzer...

0. 215

582

16.8

Five francs.

0.803

897

96.8

Dollar...

0.871

900. 5

1.05.4

Half dollar, 1830.

0.433

C70

38.5

Quarter dollar, 1830.

0.216

670

19.2

2,000 reis.

0.820

918.5

1.01.3

Dollar.

0.866

850

97. 3

Old dollar.

0.864

908

1.04.7

New dollar.

0.801

900. 5

97.0

Two rigsdaler.

0.927

877

1.09.4

Shilling, new’.

0.182. 5

924.5

22.7

Shilling, average.

0.178

925

22. 2

Five francs, average.

0.800

900

96.8

Thaler.

0.712

750

71.7

Gulden or florin.

0.340

900

41.2

2 thaler or 3| guld.

1.192

900

1.44.3

Five drachms.

0.719

900

86.9

Rupee.

0. 374

916

46. 0

Itzebu.

0.279

991

37. 0

Dollar, avorage.

0.866

901

1.04.9

Scudo...

0.884

830

98.8

2<J guilder.

0.804

944

1.02.3

Specio-daler.

0. 927

877

1. 09. 4

Dollar of 1857 .

0.803

896

96.8

Old dollar.

0.866

901

1.04.9

Old dollar of 1855 .

0.766

909

93.6

Half dollar, 1835-'3B.

0. 433

650

37.7

Silver crown.

0.950

912

1. 16.6

Scudo.-.

0.864

900

1.04.7

Rouble.

0.667

875

78.4

Five lire.

0.800

900

96.8

Now pistareeQ.

0.166

899

20. 1

Rix dollar.

1.092

750

1. 10. 1

Two francs.

0. 323

899

39.0

Twenty piastres.

0.770

830

86.5

Florin.

0.220

925

27.4

JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN,

Director of the Mint.

Mint .ok the United States, Philadelphia , November 9, 1858.

Statement of deposits and coinage at the Mini of the United Sidles and its branches during the year ending Jane 30, 1S58.

DEPOSITS.

Description.

Mint of U. S., ! Branch Mint,
Philadelphia. New Orleans.

!

Branch Mint,
San Francisco.

Branch Mint, j Branch Mint,
DahJoncga. ! Charlotte.

i

Assay Office.
New York.

Total.

Mold.

Poreign coin.

i

|

f $50.295 00 | $579,772 23

‘116.775001 17.03487

3.270 00 j 1.812 27

9,694,024 95 ! 450,1G3 96

12, 477 35 ...

j

$906,8*12 00
137.583 85
' 127 no
20.029,329 46

$1,636,909 23
290.135 01
5,219 27
49,549,570 43
12,477 35

P reign bullion. . .

$18,741 29

United St&tes coth, (0. fl.).... . _

J

Bullion__ . , .... _

19,104,369 99

$95,614 58 ; $176,067 49

Parted from silver.

i

1

9,876,642 20 | 1.148,783 33

19,123,111 28

95.614 58 176.067 49 i 21,073,882 31

l

51,-494,31 j 29

SILVER.

Deposited, (including purchases).

1

1

3,325,048 50 ! 3,304.231 86

12,403 08 | 2,435 35

78.059 56
115,328 68

2.176,142 39
170,592 25
15,623 00

8.883,482 31
300,840 36
15,603 00

United Slates bullion', (parted) ...

United States bullion, Lake Superior...

Total silver..

i

3,337,541 58 j 3,306,667 21

193,388 24

2,362,357 64

9,199,954 67

Total.

13,214,383 88 4,455,460 54

.| .

19,316,493 52

95,614 58 176,067 49

23,436,239 95

60,694,265 98

10,872,764 09

Leas value of gold, # 8 , 572,401 t8*, and silver, $2,300,362 21,
redeposited at the different institutions.

Total deposits.

!

i

!

.!.

49,821,501 87

i

!

United States bullion.

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COINAGE.

Ch

OD

©“nomination.

Mint of United State*', 1 Branch Mint, New
Philadelphia. Orleans.

Value. ; Pieces.

Branch Mint. San
Francisco.

Branch Mint,
Dahloneya.

Branch Mint,
Charlotte.

Assay Office, New
Yorfc.

Pieces. Value. ! Pieces., Value. ! Pieces.

gold. i i

Double eagles.j 468,504.

Eagles. 33.690;

Half eagles. 32,633;

Three dollars. 13,058:

Quarter eagles. 113,097;

Dollars...*. 208,724!

Fine bars..... 53;

Unpaned bars.{

*9,370,080 00; 47,500! $950,000

136.900 00: 21,500 215,000

163:165 00; 13,000: 65,000

39; 177 00:. \ .

282,742 50. 34,000; 85,000

208,724 00|.|.

21,088 10;.j.

885,940!
27,600';
58,600
9,000
49,200
20,000

*17.718.800
278,000
293.000
27.000
123,000
20,000

Total gold.i 849,760! 10,221,876 60j 116, OOOj 1,315,000

00:.I .!. .|. .; L,401,944‘$28.038.880 00

00i.| . i .I.!..! 62.990| 629.900 00

00! 19,256; $96,280: 31.066 J155,330!. .! 1541555i 772,775 00

00|. .|__;..I 22.059i 66; 177 00

00; 900; 2,250 9,056 2^,640:. : .i 206.253} 515,632 50

001 1,6371 1,637...!.!.( 230.36J| 230,361 00

..!.!.j 7.052 $21,798,691 04 i 7,105 21,819.779 14

65|.I.I.I...'....I.| 438 '616,295 65

43Sj 816,295 65 .1.j. ..j 438 ' 616,295 65

1,051,028j 19,276,095 65j 21,793| 100,167j 40,122| l77,97oj 7,052 ! 21,798,691 04j 2,085,755 52,889.800 29

silver. j

Dollars.

Half dollars. 4,028,000:

Quarter dollars. 10,600,000

Dimes. 690,000

Half dimes . 4,000,000;

Three cent pieces. j 1,266,000;

Fine bars.1 6;

2.014,000 00} 4,614,000! 2,307.000

2,650,000 00! 1,416,000 354,000

69,000 00| 1,540,000, 154,090

200,000 00; 2.540,000, 127,000

37,960 00;.I.

843 371..

Total Bilver.120,584,006; 4,971,823 37; 10,110,000 2,942,000

COPPER. j I !

Dents.:33,400,000; 234,000 00}.I...

Half cents.!..

Total copper.123,400,000

RECAPITULATION. !

Total fold.| 849,760

Total silver.,20,584,006!

Total copper.1*3,400,000

Total coinage.>44,833,766!

234,000 00}

10.221,876 60! 116,000 1,315,000

4,971,803 37 10,110,000 2.942,000
234,000 00 . j.

15,427,699 97* 10,226,000, 4,257,000

Mist or the United States, Philadelphia, November 9, 1858.

1,362,02sj 19,423,596 26j 21,793j I00,167j 40,122 177,970; 7,946 21,970,652 83156,491,S55j 61,357,088 06

JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN, Director.

EEPOR'

Coinage of the Mini and branches from their organization to the do3e of the fiscal year ending June 30,1858

1. MINT OF THE UNITED STATES AT PHILADELPHIA.

Period.

GOLD COINAGE.

Double eagles.

Eagles.

Half eagles.

Three dollars.

Quarter eagles.

Dollars j

Fine bars.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

1

Pieces.

Value.

1793 to 1817

132,692

845,909

22,197

1818 to 1837

3,087'925

879', 903

1838 tn 1847 _ _

1,227,759

3' 269' 921

345'526

1848 .

' 145j 484

' 260'775

8* 886

1849 . _

653,618

133' 070

23'294

68S,567 1

18fift

1, 170,261

291^451 1

64'491

252,923

481,953

18fil _ .

2 087,155

176,328

377,505

1,372'748

3,317,671

185?

2^ 063^026

263,106

573'901

l'159'681

2'045' 351

1863_■_

1,261,326

201^253

305,770

1^ 404' 668

4j 07 6, 051

$15,835,997 94

1864 .

757,899

54,250

160,' 675

138,618

696,258

1,639.445

17,643,270 58

1865 .

364, 666

121,701

117,098

50,555

235,4S0

758,269

16,298 14

1856 .

329,878

60,490

197,990

26,010

384,240

1,762,936

80,412 12

1857 to June 30_

98,37 '

2,916

69,115

7,832

106,722

578,356

36,161 68

1858.

468,504

13,690

32,633

13,059

113,097

208,724

21,088 10

Total.

8,691,030

3,344,638

9,496,778

236,074

6,905,623

15,557,323

33,633,228 56

CO

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

MINT OF THE UNITED STATES AT PHILADELPHIA—Continued.

SILVER COINAGE.

Dollars.

Half dollars.

Quarter dollars.

1793 to 1817.

Pieces.

1,439,617 !

Pieces.

13,104,433

Pieces.

650,280

1818 to 1837.

1,000

74,793,560

5,041,749

1838 to 1847.

879,873 I

20,203,333

4,952,073

1848 .

15,000 !

580,000

146,000

1849 .

62,600 j

1,252,000

340,000

1850 .

7.500 i

227,000

190,800

1851.

1,300

200,750

160,000

1852 .

1,100 |

77,130

177,060

1853 .

46,110 '

3,532,708

15,254,220

1854.

33,140

2,982,000

12,380,000

1855 ...

26,000

759,500

2,857,000

1856 .

63,500

938,000

7,264,000

1857 .

94,000

142,000

2,304,000

185S.

4,028,000

10,600,000

Total-

2, 670,640

122,820,414

62,317,182

Pieces.

1,007,151

11,854,949

11,387,995

451,500

839,000

1.931.500
1,026,500

1.535.500
12,173.010

4.470,000

2,075.000

5,780,000

4,890,000

690,000

60,112,105

Half dimes.

Pieces.

265,543 |
14.463,700 S
11,093,235
66S,000
1,309,000
955,000
781,000
1,000,500
13,345,020
5,740,000 !
1,750,000 j
4,880.000 !
3,940,000 i.
4,000,000 |

64, 190,980

Tliree cents.

Fine bare.

5,447,400
18,663,500
11.400,000
671,000
139,000
1,45S,000

1,266,000

39,044,900

$31,028 09
1,327 46
843 37

33,198 92

BEPORT ON THE FINANCES

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

MINT OF THE UNITED STATES AT PHILADELPHIA—Continued.

Period.

1793 to 1817
1818 to 1837
1838 to 1847

1848 .

1849 .

1850 .

1851 .

1852 .

1853 .

1854 .

1855 .

1856 .

1857 .

1858 .

Total

COPPER COINAGE.

TOTAL COINAGE.

Cents.

Half-cents.

No. pieces coined.

Value of gold.

Value of silver.

Value of copper.

Total value coined.

Pieces.

29 316,272

Pieces.

5,235,513

52,019,407

$5,610,957 50

$8,268,295 75

$319,340 28

$14,198,593 53

46,554,830

2,205,200

158,882,816

17,639,382 50

40,566,897 15

476,574 30

58,682,853 95

34 967,663

88,327,378

29,491,010 00

13,913,019 00

349,676 63

43,753,705 63

6 415 799

8,691,444

2.780,930 00

420,050 00

64,157 99

3,265,137 99

4 178,500

39,864

9,519,513

7,948,332 00

922,950 00

41, 984 32

8,913,266 32

4 426,844

39'812

10, 039,535

27,756,445 50

409, 600 00

44,467 50

28,210,513 00

9 889,707

147,672

24,9S5,736

52,143,446 00

446,797 00

99,635 43

52, 6S9, 878 43

5,063,094

32,612,949

51,505,638 50

847,410 00

50,630 94

52,403,6 7 9 44

6 641,131

129,694

69,775,537

52,191,618 94

7,852,571 (;0

67,059 78

60,111,249 72

4 236,156

55,358

33,919,921

37,693,069 58

5,373,270 00

42,638 35

43 108,977 93

1 574,829

56' 500

10,885,619

10,610,752 14

1,419,170 00

16,030 79

12.045,952 93

2*690,463

40^ 430

25,876,288

11,074,388 12

3,245,268 09

27, 106 78

14,346,762 99

6 333' 456

35,180

18, 602,020

3,245,853 68

1,428,327 46

63.510 46

4,737,691 60

23^400,000

44,833,766

10,221,876 60

4,971,823 37

234,000 00

15,427,699 97

185,688,744

7,985,223

588,971,899

319,913,701 06

90,085,448 82

1,896,813 55

411,895,963 43

REPORT ON THE FINANCES,

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

2. BRANCH MINT, SAN FRANCISCO.

GOLD COINAGE.

•

—. ..

Double eagles.

Eagles.

Half-eagles.

Three dollars.

Qr. eagles.

Dollars.

Un parted bars.

Fine bars.

1854 .

1855 .

Piece*.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Value.

Value.

141,468
859,175

123,826
9,000

268

61, 000

6, 600

246

14,632

$5,641,504 05
3,270,594 93
3,047,001 29

$5,863 16
88,782 50
122,136 55

1856 .

1857 .

1,18lj 750
604,500

73^ 500
10,000

100
47,000

34,500

5,000

71,120
20,000
49,200

24,600

1858.

885,940

27, 800

■ 58,600

9,000

20,000

816,295 65

Total.

3,662,833

244,126

260,968

55,100

140,566

59,232

12,775,395 92

216,782 21

Period.

1854.

1855.

1856.

1857.
1868.

Total.

SILVER COINAGE.

Half-dolls.

Qr. dollars.

Dimes.

Half dimes.

Fine bars.

Pieces.

Pieces .

Pieces.

Pieces.

Value.

121,950
211,000
86,000
218,000

_

412,400
286,000
28,000
63,000

$23,609 45

.

30,000

.

19,752 61

636,950

789,000

30,000

43,362 06

TOTAL COINAGE.

No.

of pieces.

282,

712

1

471,

272

1,

977,

559

800,

500

1,

362,

028

5,

894,

071

Gold.

Value.

$9,731,574 21
20,957,677 43
28,315,537 84
12,490,000 00
19,276,095 65

90,770,8S5 13

Silver.

Total coinage.

Value.

Value.

$9,731,574 21

$164,075 00

21,121,752 43

200,609 45

28,516,147 29

50,000 00

12,540,000 00

147,502 61

19,423,598 26

562, 187 06

91,333,072 19

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued

3. BRANCH MINT, NEW ORLEANS.

Period.

GOLD COINAGE.

Double eagles.

Eagles.

Half eagles.

Three dollars.

Quarter eagles.

Dollars.

1838 to 1847.

Pieces.

Pieces.
1,026,342
35,850
23,900

57.500
263,000

18,000
51,000

52.500
18,000

14.500

Pieces.

709.925

Pieces.

Pieces.

550,528

Pieces.

1848.

1849.

215,000
14,000
290,000
140,000
290,000

1850..

141,000
315,000
190,000
71.000

3.250
8,000

2.250

I

84,000
14S,000
140,000

1851..

41,000

1852...

1853.L.

1854.

4G, 000
11,100
10,000

24,000

153,000

1855.

55,000

1856.

21,100

1857.

1858.

47,500

21,500

13,000

34,000

Total-

778,000

1,582,092

831,025

24,000

1, 130,628

1,004,000

00

REPORT ON THE FINANCES,

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

BRANCH MINT, NEW ORLEANS—Continued.

Period.

Dollars, j Half dollars.

SILT.EB con*Aon.

Qr. dollars, i Dimes.

j Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces. j Pieces.

1838 to 1847.1 59,000

13,509,000

3,273,600 j 6,473,500

1848 .1.

3,180, 000

1

1849.1.

2, 310^ 000

.' 300,000

1850.| 40,000

2, 456*' 000

412,000 i 510'000

1851.J.

402,000

88,000 i 400,000

1852.'.

144,000

96,000 | 430,000

1853_i._ ....._

1.328,000

1,332,000 j 1, 100,000

1854.i.

5,240,000

1,484,000 | 1,770,000

1855_i---

3, 688,000

176,000 I.

1856.!.

2,658,000

968,000 i 1, 180,000

1857 .. j _

1

1858.|.

4,614,000

1,416,000 | 1,540,000

99,000 j 39,529,000

9,245,600 i 13,703,500

Pieces.

2,7S9,000
600,000
140.000
690,000
S60,000
260,000
2,360,000
1,560,000
600,000
1,100,000

TOTAL COINAGE.

! Three-eent

Number of

Value of gold.

Value of sil-

Total value

j pieces.

i

pieces.

ver.

coined.

Pieces.

_ i

28.390,895

$15,189,365

$8,418,700

$23,608,065

3,815,850

358,500

1,620,000

1,978,500

__, .

2,OSS,900

454,000

1, 192,000

1.646,000

1

4.4 04,500

3.619,000

1,456,500

5,075,500

j 720,000

3.527,000

9, 795,000

327,600

10,122,600

I-

1.418.000

4.470,000

152.000

4,622,000

6,532,000

2,220.000

1,225,000

3,445, 000

10,332,750

1,274,500

3,246,000

4,520,500

4,556,100

450,500

1,918,000

2,368,500

5,953,850

292,750

1,744,000

2, 036, 750

.j

10,226,000

1,315,000

2,942,000

4,257,01)0

720,000

!

82,145,$45

39,438,615

24,241,800

63,680,415

Total

REPORT ON THE FINANCE?

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

4. BRANCH MINT, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

GOLD COINAGE.

i

Period.

1

j Half eagles.

■

Quarter eagles. ;

1

j

Hollars.

i

Total pieces.

Total value.

1R3R to 1RA7

j Pieces.

.j 269.424

Pieces.

123.576 i-

Pieces. j

1

393,000

$1,656,060 00

1R4-R

.i 64.472

16,788 i.

|

81,260

364,330 00

1849

.! 64,823

10,220 1

11,634 ;

86, 677

361,299 00

1850

.i 63,591

9.148 i

6,966 i

79,705

347,791 00

185] .

.i 49,17G

14,923

41,267 i

105,366

324,454 50

1852 ..

.i 72,574

U,772 1

9,434 1

91, 780

396,734 00

1R53

_! 65,571

11,515 !

77,086

339,370 00

1R54

. 39,283

7,295 i-

i

46. 578

214,652 50

1855 _ _

.; 39,78S

3.677 !

9,803

53,268

217,935 50

lR5fi

.j 28,457

7,913 i-

36,370

162,067 50

1R57

.| 13,137

_ .1

13,280 :

f

26,417

78,965 00

1R5R

. i 31,066

9,056 i.

40,122

177,970 00

Total.

.| 801,302

212,36S |

103,899

1,117,629

4,641,629 00

*4

u*

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES—Continued.

5. BRANCH MINT. DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA.

1838 to 1847

1848 .

1849 .

1850 .

1851 .

1852 .

1853 .

1854 .

1855 .

1856 .

1857 .

1858 .

Total

COLD COINAGE.

Period.

Half eagles.

I

Three dollars.

Quarter eagles.

1 Dollars.

i Total pieces.

Total value.

Pieces.

Pieces.

Pieces.

1

i Pieces.

i

57 6, 553

134,101

.! 710,654

$3,218,017 50

47,465

13,771

61,236

271.752 50

39* 036

10'945

21,588

! 71,569

244,130 50

43,950

12,148

8,3S2

! 64,480

258,502 00

62,710

11,264

9,882

83,856

351,592 00

91,452

4,078

6,360

101,890

473,815 00

89,678

3,178

6, 583

99,439

462,918 00

56,413

1,120

1,760

2. 935

62,228

292.760 00

22,432

1,123

i 1,811

25,366

116,17S 50

19,786

874

! 1,460

I 22,120

102,575 00

5,470

1,464

l 1,896

8,830

32,906 00

| 19,256

1

900

! 1,637

21,793

100,167 00

i 1,074,201

i

1,120

195,606

| 62,534

{ 1,333,461

5,925,914 00

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

COINAGE OF THE MINT AND BRANCHES-Continued.

6. ASSAY OFFICE, NEW YORK.

Period.

Fine gold
bars.

Value.

i

i

Fine silver
bars.

Value.

Total pieces.

Total value.

Pieces.

822

!

i

$2,S88,059 IS !
20.441,813 63 1

Pieces.

822

$2,888,059 18

6,182

4,727

6,182

20,441,813 63

_

1856 .

19.396,046 89

52

■ $6,792 63

4,779

19,402,839 52

1857. ....

2,230

9,335,414 00

550

123,317 00

2.780

9.458,731 00

_ ___ ...

7,052

21,70S,691 04

894

171,961 79

7,946

21,970,652 S3

—

__

21,013

73.860,024 74

1,496

302,071 42

22,509

74,162,096 16

. .

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

REPORT ON TIIE

Statement of gold of domestic 'production deposited at the Mint of the United States and its branches, to the close of the

year ending June 30, 1858,

1. MINT OF THE UNITED S TATES AT PHILADELPHIA.

Period.

Virginia.

North Carolina.

South

Georgia.

Tenn-

Alabama.

New *

California.

Oregon. ! Other

Total.

Carolina.

essee.

Mexico.

’ sources

■

1

1804 to 1827.

$110,000 00

1

i

1

*

1828 to 1837.

$427,000 00

2,519.500 00

$327,500

SI, 763, 900 00

S12,400

_J $13 “>00

4 *;nn nn

1838 to 1847.

51S,294 00

1,303,6.36 00

152,366

566,316 00

16,499

$45,493

. : 21 037

o imi nn

1848 .

57.886 00

109, 034 00

19,228

3'370 00

3. 497

3. 670

S6S2

S44,177 00

■ i '

94 . ] t;44 nn

1849 .

129,382 00

102,688 00

4,309

10,525 00

2,739

2,977

32,889

5, 4S 1,439 00

.| 144

5,767,092 00

1850 ..

65,991 00

43,734 00

759

5,114 00

307

1,17S

5,392

31, 667, 505 00

. 326

31.790,306 00

1851.

69,052 00

49,440 00

12,33S

2,490 00

126

817

890

46,939,367 00

1

47,074,520 00

1852 .

83,626 00

65,248 00

4, 505

3,420 00

254

S14

49,663,623 00

1

49,821,490 00

1853 .

52.200 00

45,690 00

3.522

1,912 00

3, 632

52,732,227 00

S13.535; 5,213

52,857,931 00

1854 _

23,347 00

9,062 00

1,220

7,561 00

245

738

35.671, 185 00

35,713.358 00

1855 _

28,895 50

22.626 00

1,200

1,733 50

.

310

900

2,634,297 63

. 1,535

2.691,497 63

1856 .

21,607 00

12,910 00

5, 980

4,910 00

2, 460

1.440,134 58

40,750 _

1,528,751 58

1857 .

2,505 00

6,805 00

2,565

3.542 00

565.566 41

i

__ 1

580.983 41

1858

18,377 00

15,175 00

300

IS,365 00

1,372,506 07

3,600_

1,428,323 07

Total_

1,498, 162 50

4,415,54S 00

535,792

2,393,15S 50

35,568

54,944

48,397

228,212,027 69

57,8 $5 ; 41,455

237,292,937 69

-4

co

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

Statement of gold of domestic production deposited at the United States Mint and branches —Continued.

oo

o

2. BRANCH MINT AT SAN FRANCISCO.

Period.

California.

Total.

1854 .. . . . . . . . _J

$13,842,281 23 !
20,860,437 20
29,209,218 24 j
12,526,826 93 !
19,104,369 99 i

$10,S42,2S1 23
20, S60,437 20
29,209,218 24
12,526,826 93
19,104,369 99

1855 . . ..... . i

1856 - . . . . -. i

1857 .. .'

1858 - ..........

Total . - .......

92,543,133 59

92,543,133 59

|

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

Statement of gold of domestic ‘production deposited at the United States Mint and branches —Continued,

3. BRANCH MINT AT NEW ORLEANS.

Period.

j

j N. Carolina.

S. Carolina.

f

Georgia.

Tennessee.

Alabama.

California.

i

Other sources j

!

Total.

1838 to 1847 .

$741

$14,306

$37,364

$1,772 00

$61,903

$3,613

$119 699 00

1848 -.

1,488

2,317

947 00

6*717

$1 124 00

12 593 00

1849 ..

423

4 062

669 921 00

2 783

677 189 00

iftftn _

3 560

4 575 576 00

* 894

a. Kftn n^n no

1851 . _ __

1*040

8 769 682 00

8 770 722 00

1852 —.

3,777,784 00

3 777 784 00

1853.

2, 006, 673 00

2 006 673 00

1854.

981,511 00

981 511 00

1855 *.

411.517 24

411,517 24

1856 -.

/

283,344 91

283 344 91

1857 .

129,328 39

129 328 39

18«« - - _

1,560

164 12

448 439 84

450*163 96

Total.

!

741

i

16,217

41,241

2,883 12

77, 282

22,054,901 38

7,290

22,200,555 60

!

oo

REPORT ON THE FINANCES,

Statement of gold of domestic production deposited at the United States Mint and branches— Continued.

4. BRANCH MINT AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

, Period.

North Carolina.

South Carolina.

California.

Total.

1DH 1Q1T ____.............

$1,529,777 00

$143,941 00

$1,673,718 00

359,075 00

11,710 00

370,785 00

378,223 00

12,509 00

390,732 00

307,289 00

13,000 00

320,2*9 00

275,472 00

25,478 00

. $15,111 00

316,061 00

337,604 00

64,934 00

28,362 00

430,900 00

227,847 00

61,845 00

15,465 00

305,157 00

188,277 00 {

19,001 00

6,328 00

213,606 00

196,894 03

14,277 17

5,817 66

216,988 86

157,355 18

16,237 35

173,592 53

75,376 47

75,376 47

170,560 33

5.507 16

176,067 49

Total.

4,203,750 01

372,202 33

87,321 01

4,663,273 35

REPORT ON THE FINANCES.

Statement of gold of domestic production deposited at the United States Mint and branches —Continued.

5. BRANCH MINT AT DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA.

Period.

North Carolina.

South Carolina.

Georgia.

Tennessee.

Alabama.

California.

Other sources

Total.

1Q«IQ *1% IQi.7

no

*95 427 00

$2 978 353 00

$32,175 00

$47,711 00

asijM

$3,218,017 00

5 434 00

8 151 00

251,376 00

2,717 00

4*075 00

271,753 00

IfllQ

4 882 00

7 323 80

225,824 00

2*441 00

3*661 00

■B * **

244,131 00

4 500 00

5,700 00

204,473 00

1* 200 00

1* 800 00

$30,025 00

247,698 00

1851.

1,971 00

3'236 00

154*723 00

2 y 251 00

2,105 00

214,072 00

$951 00

379,309 00

IftfWt

443 00

57,543 00

93,122 00

750 00

324,931 00

476,789 00

2 085 00

33,950 00

56*984 00

149 00

359,122 00

452,290 00

5 818 00

15,988 00

47*027 00

223 00

211,169 00

280,225 00

lftss ■

3|145 82

9,113 27

56* 686 36

277 92

47,428 70

116,652 07

25,723 75

44*107 99

106 42

31,467 10

101,405 26

1«17

8* 083 89

25,097 63

■

6,498 02

39,679 54

32*322 28

57^891 45

107 33

HBHHH

5,293 52

95,614 58

l

Total-......

92,629 82

302,561 19

4,195,665 43

42,119 75

,

59,629 92

1,230,006 34

951 00

5,923,563 45

OO

CO

REPORT ON THE FINANCES,

GO

><»*

Statement of gold of domestic production deposited at the United States Mint and branches —Continued.

C. ASSAY OFFICE, NEW YORK.

Period.

Virginia.

North Carolina.

South Carolina.

'

Georgia.

Alabama.

^California.

Oregon.

Other sources.

Total.

1854_

$167 00
2,370 00
6,928 00
1,551 00
501 00

$3,916 00
3,750 00
805 07
1,689 00
7,007 00

$395 00
7,620 00
4,052 29
2,663 00
6,354 00

$1,242' 00

13.100 00

41.101 28
10,451 00
12,951 00

$9,221,457 00
25,025.896 11
16,529.008 90
9,899,957 00
19,660,531 46

$9,227,177 00
25,054,686 11
16,582,129 16
9,917,836 08
19,722,629 46

$350 00
233 62
1,545 00
2,181 00

$1,600 0v

1857.

1858_

$5,581 00

27,523 00

Total.

11,497 00

17,167 07

21,084 29

78,845 28

4,309 62

80,336,850 47

5,581 00

29,123 00

80,504,457 73

Statement qf amount qf gold of domestic production deposited at the United States Mint and branches —Continued.

7. SUMMARY EXHIBIT OF THE ENTIRE DEPOSITS OF DOMESTIC GOLD AT THE UNITED STATES MINT AND BRANCHES TO JUNE 30, 1858.

Minn.

1

Virginia* j North Carolina.

i

South Carolina.

Georgia.

Tennessee.

Alabama, j

| N. Mexico.

California.

Oregon. jOtber sources.

Total.

Philadelphia...
Ban Francisco.
New Orleans..
Charlotte.

i

$1,496, "S3 50 j $4,415,548 00 ;

$535,793 00

$2,393,158 50

$35,568 00

$54,944,00

| $48,397 00 .

i

$228,212,027 69
! . 92,543,133 59
22,054,901 38
87,321 01
1,230,006 34
80,336,850 47

$57,885 00 $41,455 00

$237,292,937 69
92.543,133 59
22,200.555 50
4,663,273 35
5,923,563 45
80,504,457 73

741 00 L.!

16,217 00
372.202 33
302,561 19 j
2i;084 29 !

!

41,241 00

2,883 12

77,282 00

Dahlonega....
Assay office....

Total.

11,497 00! 17,167 07

j 4,195,665 43
78,845 28

42.119 75
4,309 62

59,629 92

5.581 00 i 29,123 00

1,510,400 50 j 6,729,094 90

1,247,856 81

6,708,910 21

84,880 49

191,855 92

mm

443,127,921 31

BEPORT OK THE FINANCES,

BEPOET ON THE FINANCES,

85

Statement of the amount of silver of domestic production deposited at
the Mint of the United States , its hranches y and the assay office , Neio
Yorkyfrom January , 1841 , to June 30 , 1858 .

Year.

Lake Superior.

Parted from Cal¬
ifornia gold.

Total.

1841 to 1861.

$768,609 00
404,494 00
417,279 00
328,199 00
333,053 00
321,938 38
127,256 12
300,849 36

$768,609 00
404,494 00
417,279 00
328,199 00
333.053 00
321,938 38
127,256 12
316,472 36

1852.

1863.

1854.

1855.

1858.

1867.

1858.

$15,623 00

Total.

15,623 00

3,001,577 86

3,017,200 86

Statement of amount of silver coined at the Mint of the United States
and the branch mints at San Francisco and New Orleans under the
act of February 21 , 1853 .

Year.

Mint of the U.8 ,
Philadelphia.

Branch mint,
San Francisco.

Branch mint,
New Orleans.

Total.

1853.

$7,617,161
6,373,270
1,419,170
3,214,240
1,427,000
4,970,980

$1,137,000
3,246,000
1,918,000
1,744,000

$8,654,161

8,619,270

3,501,245

5,135,240

1,477,000

040,730

1854.

1855.

$164,075

177,000

60,000

127,760

1856.

1857.

1858.

2,942,000

Total.

23,921,821

618,825

10,90' 000 1 80,427, 646

I r

afement of the amount and denomination of fractions of the Spanish
and Mexican dollar deposited at the Mint of the United States for
exchange for the new cent to June 30 , 1858 .

Year.

Quarters.

Eighths.

Sixteenths, j

i

Value by tale.

1857.

m

MEm

$16,602

32,085

$128,046

165,201

1858.

Total............. ....

146,939

.97,620

48,687

293, 246

86

BEPORT ON THE FINANCES.

Statement of cents of former issue deposited at the Mint of the United
States for exchange for new cents to June 30 , 1858 .

Year. i Value by tale.

1857 . $1G,G02

1858 .. . 31.404

Total. 48,00G

Statement of the amount of fractions of the Spanish and Mexican dollars
purchased at the Mint of the United States, the branch mint, New
Orleans, and the assay office , New York , and paid for in silver coins ,
to June 30 , 1858 .

Year. i Mint of the U. S., Branch mint, Assay office, Total.

I Philadelphia. New Orleans. New York.

857 . $174,485 $1,360 $112,502 $288,347

858 . 326,033 17,355 147,453 490,841

Total. 600,518 18,695 259,955 779,188

Total. 600,518 18,695 259,955 779,188